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Players
First-team squad
As of 7 January 2009, according to combined sources on the official website.[50][51]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
1 GK Edwin van der Sar
2 DF Gary Neville (captain)
3 DF Patrice Evra
4 MF Owen Hargreaves
5 DF Rio Ferdinand
6 DF Wes Brown
7 FW Michael Owen
8 MF Anderson
9 FW Dimitar Berbatov
10 FW Wayne Rooney
11 MF Ryan Giggs (vice-captain)
12 GK Ben Foster
13 MF Park Ji-Sung
14 MF Zoran Tošić
15 DF Nemanja Vidić
16 MF Michael Carrick
17 MF Nani
18 MF Paul Scholes
19 FW Danny Welbeck
20 DF Fábio
21 DF Rafael
22 DF John O'Shea
No. Position Player
23 DF Jonny Evans
24 MF Darren Fletcher
25 MF Antonio Valencia
26 FW Gabriel Obertan
27 FW Federico Macheda
28 MF Darron Gibson
29 GK Tomasz Kuszczak
30 DF Ritchie De Laet
31 MF Corry Evans
32 FW Mame Biram Diouf
36 MF David Gray
37 DF Craig Cathcart
38 GK Ron-Robert Zieler
40 GK Ben Amos
41 FW Joshua King
42 MF Magnus Wolff Eikrem
43 MF Matthew James
44 DF Joe Dudgeon
45 DF Oliver Gill
46 MF Cameron Stewart
47 MF Oliver Norwood
On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
35 MF Tom Cleverley (at Watford until 30 June 2010)[52]
Reserves and academy
For the reserve and academy squads, see Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy.
Former players
For details on former players, see List of Manchester United F.C. players and Category:Manchester United F.C. players.
Club captains
Dates[53] Name Notes
1878–1882 Unknown
1882 E. Thomas First known club captain
1882–1883 Unknown
c.1883–1887 Sam Black
c.1887–1890 Jack Powell
1890–1892 Unknown
1892–1893 Joe Cassidy
1893–1894 Unknown
c.1894 James McNaught
1894–1896 Unknown
c.1896–1903 Harry Stafford First captain of Manchester United
1903–1904 Unknown
c.1904–1905 Jack Peddie
c.1905–1912 Charlie Roberts
1912–1913 George Stacey
1913 Dick Duckworth
1914 George Hunter
1914–1915 Patrick O'Connell
1915–1919 None No football was played during the First World War
1919–1922 Unknown
c.1922–1928 Frank Barson
c.1928–1931 Jack Wilson
1931–1932 George McLachlan
1932 Louis Page
1932–1935 Unknown
c.1935–1939 Jimmy Brown
1939–1945 None No football was played during the Second World War
1945–1953 Johnny Carey First post-war captain, and first from outside the United Kingdom
1953–1954 Stan Pearson
1954–1955 Allenby Chilton
1955–1958 Roger Byrne Died in the 1958 Munich air disaster
1958–1959 Bill Foulkes
1959–1960 Dennis Viollet
1960–1962 Maurice Setters
1962–1964 Noel Cantwell
1964–1967 Denis Law
1967–1973 Bobby Charlton
1973 George Graham
1973–1975 Willie Morgan
1975–1982 Martin Buchan
1982 Ray Wilkins
1982–1994 Bryan Robson Longest-serving captain in United's history
1994–1996 Steve Bruce
1996–1997 Eric Cantona First United captain from outside the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland
1997–2005 Roy Keane Most trophies won as captain
2005–present Gary Neville First club captain to be born in Greater Manchester since Dennis Viollet
Player records
Main article: List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics
As of match played 9 January 2010 and according to the official statistics website.[54] Players in bold are still currently playing for Manchester United.
Most appearances
# Name Career Appearances Goals
1 Ryan Giggs 1991–present 824 151
2 Bobby Charlton 1956–1973 758 249
3 Bill Foulkes 1952–1970 688 9
4 Paul Scholes 1994–present 623 145
5 Gary Neville 1992–present 583 7
6 Alex Stepney 1966–1978 539 2
7 Tony Dunne 1960–1973 535 2
8 Denis Irwin 1990–2002 529 33
9 Joe Spence 1919–1933 510 168
10 Arthur Albiston 1974–1988 485 7
Most goals
# Name Career Goals Appearances Goals/Game
Ratio
1 Bobby Charlton 1956–1973 249 758 0.328
2 Denis Law 1962–1973 237 404 0.587
3 Jack Rowley 1937–1955 211 424 0.498
4= Dennis Viollet 1953–1962 179 293 0.611
4= George Best 1963–1974 179 470 0.381
6 Joe Spence 1919–1933 168 510 0.329
7 Mark Hughes 1983–1986
1988–1995 163 467 0.349
8 Ryan Giggs 1991–present 151 823 0.183
9 Ruud van Nistelrooy 2001–2006 150 219 0.685
10 Stan Pearson 1937–1954 148 343 0.431
Award winners
Ballon d'Or
The following players have won the Ballon d'Or whilst playing for Manchester United:
Denis Law – 1964
Bobby Charlton – 1966
George Best – 1968
Cristiano Ronaldo – 2008
European Golden Shoe
The following players have won the European Golden Shoe whilst playing for Manchester United:
Cristiano Ronaldo (31 goals) – 2008
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
The following players have won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award whilst playing for Manchester United:
David Beckham – 1999
Cristiano Ronaldo – 2008
FIFA World Player of the Year
The following players have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award whilst playing for Manchester United:
Cristiano Ronaldo – 2008
First-team squad
As of 7 January 2009, according to combined sources on the official website.[50][51]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
1 GK Edwin van der Sar
2 DF Gary Neville (captain)
3 DF Patrice Evra
4 MF Owen Hargreaves
5 DF Rio Ferdinand
6 DF Wes Brown
7 FW Michael Owen
8 MF Anderson
9 FW Dimitar Berbatov
10 FW Wayne Rooney
11 MF Ryan Giggs (vice-captain)
12 GK Ben Foster
13 MF Park Ji-Sung
14 MF Zoran Tošić
15 DF Nemanja Vidić
16 MF Michael Carrick
17 MF Nani
18 MF Paul Scholes
19 FW Danny Welbeck
20 DF Fábio
21 DF Rafael
22 DF John O'Shea
No. Position Player
23 DF Jonny Evans
24 MF Darren Fletcher
25 MF Antonio Valencia
26 FW Gabriel Obertan
27 FW Federico Macheda
28 MF Darron Gibson
29 GK Tomasz Kuszczak
30 DF Ritchie De Laet
31 MF Corry Evans
32 FW Mame Biram Diouf
36 MF David Gray
37 DF Craig Cathcart
38 GK Ron-Robert Zieler
40 GK Ben Amos
41 FW Joshua King
42 MF Magnus Wolff Eikrem
43 MF Matthew James
44 DF Joe Dudgeon
45 DF Oliver Gill
46 MF Cameron Stewart
47 MF Oliver Norwood
On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
35 MF Tom Cleverley (at Watford until 30 June 2010)[52]
Reserves and academy
For the reserve and academy squads, see Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy.
Former players
For details on former players, see List of Manchester United F.C. players and Category:Manchester United F.C. players.
Club captains
Dates[53] Name Notes
1878–1882 Unknown
1882 E. Thomas First known club captain
1882–1883 Unknown
c.1883–1887 Sam Black
c.1887–1890 Jack Powell
1890–1892 Unknown
1892–1893 Joe Cassidy
1893–1894 Unknown
c.1894 James McNaught
1894–1896 Unknown
c.1896–1903 Harry Stafford First captain of Manchester United
1903–1904 Unknown
c.1904–1905 Jack Peddie
c.1905–1912 Charlie Roberts
1912–1913 George Stacey
1913 Dick Duckworth
1914 George Hunter
1914–1915 Patrick O'Connell
1915–1919 None No football was played during the First World War
1919–1922 Unknown
c.1922–1928 Frank Barson
c.1928–1931 Jack Wilson
1931–1932 George McLachlan
1932 Louis Page
1932–1935 Unknown
c.1935–1939 Jimmy Brown
1939–1945 None No football was played during the Second World War
1945–1953 Johnny Carey First post-war captain, and first from outside the United Kingdom
1953–1954 Stan Pearson
1954–1955 Allenby Chilton
1955–1958 Roger Byrne Died in the 1958 Munich air disaster
1958–1959 Bill Foulkes
1959–1960 Dennis Viollet
1960–1962 Maurice Setters
1962–1964 Noel Cantwell
1964–1967 Denis Law
1967–1973 Bobby Charlton
1973 George Graham
1973–1975 Willie Morgan
1975–1982 Martin Buchan
1982 Ray Wilkins
1982–1994 Bryan Robson Longest-serving captain in United's history
1994–1996 Steve Bruce
1996–1997 Eric Cantona First United captain from outside the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland
1997–2005 Roy Keane Most trophies won as captain
2005–present Gary Neville First club captain to be born in Greater Manchester since Dennis Viollet
Player records
Main article: List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics
As of match played 9 January 2010 and according to the official statistics website.[54] Players in bold are still currently playing for Manchester United.
Most appearances
# Name Career Appearances Goals
1 Ryan Giggs 1991–present 824 151
2 Bobby Charlton 1956–1973 758 249
3 Bill Foulkes 1952–1970 688 9
4 Paul Scholes 1994–present 623 145
5 Gary Neville 1992–present 583 7
6 Alex Stepney 1966–1978 539 2
7 Tony Dunne 1960–1973 535 2
8 Denis Irwin 1990–2002 529 33
9 Joe Spence 1919–1933 510 168
10 Arthur Albiston 1974–1988 485 7
Most goals
# Name Career Goals Appearances Goals/Game
Ratio
1 Bobby Charlton 1956–1973 249 758 0.328
2 Denis Law 1962–1973 237 404 0.587
3 Jack Rowley 1937–1955 211 424 0.498
4= Dennis Viollet 1953–1962 179 293 0.611
4= George Best 1963–1974 179 470 0.381
6 Joe Spence 1919–1933 168 510 0.329
7 Mark Hughes 1983–1986
1988–1995 163 467 0.349
8 Ryan Giggs 1991–present 151 823 0.183
9 Ruud van Nistelrooy 2001–2006 150 219 0.685
10 Stan Pearson 1937–1954 148 343 0.431
Award winners
Ballon d'Or
The following players have won the Ballon d'Or whilst playing for Manchester United:
Denis Law – 1964
Bobby Charlton – 1966
George Best – 1968
Cristiano Ronaldo – 2008
European Golden Shoe
The following players have won the European Golden Shoe whilst playing for Manchester United:
Cristiano Ronaldo (31 goals) – 2008
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
The following players have won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award whilst playing for Manchester United:
David Beckham – 1999
Cristiano Ronaldo – 2008
FIFA World Player of the Year
The following players have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award whilst playing for Manchester United:
Cristiano Ronaldo – 2008